Sunday, 15 December 2013

Since many years when asked what I do
for a living, I answer that I am an environmental consultant, specialized in communication. Many of my colleagues focus on a
specific discipline, e.g. branding, advertizing, facilitation or PR. I offer
advice on all stages of the management cycle, always from the perspective of strategic
communication, processmanagement and learning. I am not interested to become
the best in my trade or to make a lot of money. I love to concentrate on
results that make a difference to the client and to nature or sustainable
development. In the plane a young professional asked me what my professional
values were. I shared with him these ten principles and values that guide my
work:

. Love nature. Love people.

. Know your qualities and your
limitations.

. Focus on the issue behind the
question.

. Be humble and customer oriented.

. Always keep learning, view everyone
as your teacher.

. Publicize the success of your
clients.

. Dream the future, that will inspire
others.

. Be honest and transparent and ask
that from others too.

. Listen to your (ex) customers and
their stakeholders to see what cannot be seen.

Saturday, 14 December 2013

We are all curious. Creative. Connected. We are part of a larger story. One that is still unfolding.
These are the first lines of a compelling learning tool about nature, interdependence and the complex context of our human condition. A learning tool developed by Macquarie University a must read for everyone who wants to know where do we come from and where are we heading? It provides a sound basis for education about conservation and sustainable development.

Positive Change

A sustainable future requires change at all levels. Change is an individual and emotional event – that depends on collective actions for success. Deep listening, communication, learning and facilitation can help to create the will to cooperate: the key to trigger positive behaviour change.